In america, there are two tax systems: one for the informed and one for the uninformed. Both are legal

Words are not pebbles in alien juxtaposition.

Words are chameleons, which reflect the color of their environment.

We accept the verdict of the past until the need for change cries out loudly enough to force upon us a choice between the comforts of inertia and the irksomeness of action.

Justice is the tolerable accommodation of the conflicting interests of society, and I don't believe there is any royal road to attain such accommodation concretely.

The hand that rules the press, the radio, the screen and the far-spread magazine, rules the country.

In the end it is worse to suppress dissent than to run the risk of heresy.

The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right; the spirit of liberty is the spirit which seeks to understands the minds of other men and women.

Life is made up of constant calls to action, and we seldom have time for more than hastily contrived answers.

The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: thou shalt not ration justice.

What's done, is done

Jesus’ command to love our neighbours is a command to love all strangers precisely because we too have been strangers to God and welcomed in.

The only thing I regret about my life is the length of it. If I had to live my life again I'd make all the same mistakes - only sooner.

I've always wondered, how did Hitler get away with so much for so long?

I find it odd that people take me seriously.

It's nice to be a part of history but people should get it right. I may not be perfect, but I'm bloody close.

I think the great thing about acting is that it's not all the same. You're constantly challenged and constantly pushed to your limit. It's nice to see how your body can adapt to these things.

To chase the glowing hours with flying feet.

There is no more compassionate and effective way to help poor people in New York City than to give to Robin Hood.

To come into camp and have my defensive coordinator say you won't be touched, I feel like a kid all over again.